240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Monster of a ship arrives in alang...
...gets clearance for beaching
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Rehabilitate riverfront displaced: HC to AMC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to rehabilitate 4,000 families who have lost their homes on the riverbed due to the Sabarmati River Front Development project.
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5 more die of swine flu, state death toll reaches 71
Ahmedabad: Five swine flu deaths were reported in the city on Monday, taking the death toll in the state to 71. The deaths have set alarm bells ringing in the state health department. In December alone, Gujarat has seen 20 swine flu deaths already. Of the 71 deaths, 67 persons from Gujarat have died of the H1N1 virus while four were residents of Rajasthan, who had come for treatment.
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Farmers lay pipeline, bring water to their fields
Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN Ramji Bamnia, the head of a 14-member family and farmer of Khared village in Mahuva taluka on coastal area of Bhavnagar district is going to harvest the second crop of this season on his 8-acre agricultural land. Thanks to the earlier harvest, he earns Rs 400 per day by selling his farm
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AMC seals two water packing units
Ahmedabad: That pouch of water can be dangerous, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) found out after sample testing of three water bottling units in GIDC, Naroda, recently.
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What made lion jump to death still unclear
Ahmedabad: The state government in the Assembly on Friday proclaimed that the Asiatic lion which died in Gir recently had jumped off the bridge and died of heommorage.
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No water scarcity in state, claims minister
Ahmedabad: The government in the state assembly on Friday announced that there was no water scarcity in any taluka of the state. The state government, however, did admit that the rainfall in the state was below average.
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CEE roundtable on Cop-15 makes suggestion to world
Ahmedabad: A roundtable on the Copenhagen climate change meet (Cop-15) was organised at city-based Centre for Environment and Education (CEE) on Friday.
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Organic farming is a way of life for this family
Ahmedabad: Organic farming is not an alternate profession or a hobby but it is an alternate way of life for the Patel family. The family owns one of the few certified organic farms around the city.
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Affiliate NREGA scheme with industry
Melvyn Thomas | TNN Surat: Faced with the shortage of workers, Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving Industry (FIASWI) has decided to approach the ministry concerned in the Central government with a proposal to affiliate National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme with the industry in order to ensure free flow of migrant workers.